I, I like we look for sort of the magic moments. Did the idea, you know, when you go in, we have, we have an exhibit, feathers and scales, and it’s a mixed habitat. There’s bird exhibits, reptile exhibits in there, and the, there’s a free flight bird aviary that’s… Read More
And why?… Read More
They’ll see raccoons, they may see a coyote. And understanding how they fit into the natural world, I think are all parts of reaching kids at different levels and, and having an education program in the zoo, and having the education program have outreach to other local organizations or particular… Read More
So on a personal level, what do you want a visit or when a visitor comes out of an exhibit view building or an exhibit theme, what do you want them to feel?… Read More
They may see, you know, where do those squirrels live?… Read More
And the idea that, you know, what was, what was the best way to reach people?… Read More
What was, you know, did seeing animals in a zoo have a positive impact or a positive effect?… Read More
And, and so I think that’s area that we’ve sort of capitalized on to develop messages and presentation, particularly focused on different groups. I mean, I think that’s part of, you know, why we developed a program of ambassador animals so that, you know, so that the public could see… Read More
With the, you know, having the animals in human care, You’ve had children if you had grandchildren, how do you think Zeus can improve their connection with kids and teenagers to heighten their zeal and awareness of the natural world?… Read More
There’s, there’s knowing everything about an animal’s natural history in the wild and knowing what habitat they live in, but that can be different than the adaptations that you need to make to, to have animals in human care and substituting our environment for the national environment. And that’s where,… Read More
I think making those, you know, the, you know, like I I talked about Brookfield Zoo, Chicago mantra of connect care and concern or, or excuse me, connect care and conserve. And, and I think it, it’s really developing those connections and developing education programs that are collaborative so that,… Read More
What qualities should a good curator have?… Read More
Discussions falling back on your degrees as you know, my idea trumps your idea, you know, is never gonna work for very long. So your approach to the Keepers was, My approach to the Keepers was they were partners in the care for those animals. I looked at, again, my… Read More
Again, curators are leaders of a group of animal care staff. They need to have those keeper skills to have the understanding of the animal skills to, to understand the, the, the animals in their care and have a level of knowledge about not just the scientific aspects, but you… Read More
And, and the idea that, you know, if you’re having one of those, should we go this way?… Read More
And so the, the cardinal sin that a zoo veterinarian can have is to think, because I’ve got all this training, I’ve got all this education, I got all these years of college and initials behind my name that makes me smarter than you or better than you. That that… Read More
Should we go that way?… Read More
And what do you believe were your key approaches to dealing with the animal keepers?… Read More
I, I think the, I think the big thing, and it’s a, it’s a little bit different now than it was certainly when I, you know, when I started, when I did my residency, we had keepers that had been at the St. Louis Zoo for many, many years that… Read More
And you mentioned relationships, so this is kind of a two part, any advice for the Neophyte Zoo veterinarian about the importance of developing relationships with the keeper staff?… Read More